Category: Technology

Return of an icebreaker

Return of an icebreaker

Gepostet von | 24 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Comment I would like to say in advance: This commentary is not a criticism of the Bayern's voyage. I have great respect for the crew, who stood their ground during the seven-month voyage over the Christmas and New Year period and despite the uncertainties caused by the pandemic, which meant that the port calls were not educational trips. My thoughts are focussed on what lies behind the Bavarians' journey. The very phrase "training and presence voyage" makes me tense up. Used by the then Minister of Defence, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, during the decommissioning ceremony, I assume a ministerial origin - i.e. not an invention of the Navy - and am encouraged...

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Research for Future

Research for Future

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2022 | , , , , | 0

Germany is finally building another new research vessel, the METEOR IV. The contract has been awarded to an unusual shipyard consortium. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has commissioned the Fassmer and Meyer shipyards to build a new research vessel. According to a press release issued by the ministry on 21 January, the bidding consortium Meyer-Fassmer-Spezialschiffbau was awarded the contract to build the METEOR IV research vessel in mid-December 2021 as part of a Europe-wide tender. The consortium combines the expertise of two renowned German specialist shipyards. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember...

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The maritime dimension of US policy in the Pacific region

The maritime dimension of US policy in the Pacific region

Gepostet von | 17 Mar 2022 | , , | 1

President Barack Obama's administration had already turned its attention to the Indo-Pacific region. The pivot to Asia continues to influence American policy to this day. In a speech to the Australian Parliament in November 2011, then US President Barack Obama announced the US pivot towards Asia: a deliberately pithy slogan that resonated with the audience in Canberra. However, others were also listening. America's NATO allies noted with concern the shift of diplomatic attention and military capabilities to the Pacific region. As a result, the Obama administration had to rush to reassure its European partners that the US...

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Where have they gone?

Where have they gone?

Gepostet von | 15 Mar 2022 | , , , , | 0

After reunification in 1990, Germany's navy suddenly had hundreds of boats and ships at its disposal. Many of them were dispensable for political purposes and were sold or utilised worldwide. At the end of the Cold War in 1990, the Bundesmarine was a powerful and operationally ready navy capable of high-intensity combat. The Bundesmarine's mission was based on credible, conventional deterrence against the Warsaw Pact navies in the North Atlantic and in the North and Baltic Seas. At the time, the German Navy comprised around 175 boats and ships as well as 110 Tornado fighter-bombers. With the end of the bloc confrontation, politics and society demanded a clear peace dividend...

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Hypersonic weapons: fast to the target

Hypersonic weapons: fast to the target

Gepostet von | 8 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Russia, China and, more recently, North Korea already claim to have hypersonic weapons. Now the US armed forces are also pushing ahead with the development of such missiles. The US armed forces have been endeavouring to develop hypersonic weapons for around 15 years. In 2019, it was decided to accelerate American research and testing in view of the development of hypersonic weapons in Russia and China. According to the Pentagon, the introduction of these missiles, which can reach more than Mach 5, is now on the horizon. The Pentagon's development programmes fall into two categories: hypersonic cruise missiles and stratospheric glide missiles. The cruise missiles achieve their flight speed using a supersonic combustion ramjet, or scramjet for short. Air is...

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